Beginning May 15, players around the world will be able to return to Tristram to discover the dark secrets of a fallen star and begin their quest to save Sanctuary from the impending demonic invasion. To secure your place as a barbarian, monk, demon hunter, witch doctor, or wizard right now, simply log in to your Battle.net account, and then purchase and download* Diablo III, and you’ll be ready to play when the game launches.

World of Warcraft players interested in getting Diablo III for free can still get in on the World of Warcraft Annual Pass, but the promotion will be ending at 12:01 a.m. PDT on May 1, 2012. When you sign up for the Annual Pass and make a 1-year commitment to World of Warcraft, you’ll receive a free digital copy of Diablo III, an exclusive World of Warcraft in-game mount (Tyrael’s Charger), as well as access to the upcoming World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria beta test. Learn more at the Annual Pass signup page.

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Comment by klovnen

Comment by Broksar

Lets hope it's worth the wait; I don't even want to talk about what this means for MoP.

Comment by zethcarn

on 2012-03-15T16:02:32-05:00

good bye wow...^^

This is how I feel right now too.

Comment by Woodrun

on 2012-03-15T17:36:01-05:00

good bye wow...^^

This is how I feel right now too.

^ This

Comment by Adamsm

on 2012-03-15T17:50:24-05:00

They didn't do Blizzcon because they want to get D3, MoP and Heart of the Swarm out this year.....also, other then the games being released, they wouldn't have much to say at the event anyways.

Comment by Kroeber

on 2012-03-15T18:09:34-05:00

I downloaded the client this afternoon. Of course I can't even play the dang thing yet, but it really makes me feel like I made the right choice when I was agonizing over the Annual Pass so many months ago.

I never seriously played Diablo II, but I did get the Torchlight bug pretty badly last year. I'm probably going to enjoy the heck out of Diablo III, so much so that when Mists rolls around, my reaction won't be 'THANK YOU! So glad you're here!' but 'YOU'VE LAUNCHED TOO SOON! What is the meaning of this...'

Comment by Broksar

on 2012-03-15T19:54:53-05:00

I downloaded the client this afternoon. Of course I can't even play the dang thing yet, but it really makes me feel like I made the right choice when I was agonizing over the Annual Pass so many months ago.

I never seriously played Diablo II, but I did get the Torchlight bug pretty badly last year. I'm probably going to enjoy the heck out of Diablo III, so much so that when Mists rolls around, my reaction won't be 'THANK YOU! So glad you're here!' but 'YOU'VE LAUNCHED TOO SOON! What is the meaning of this...'

Yeah I know a lot of people that made a big thing about the Annual Pass but hell, most of us are going to be playing for at least a year anyhow.

Comment by deathbyte

on 2012-03-15T19:58:36-05:00

Well it is perfect for me. I didn't get the annual pass, and my game time runs out at around 11P.M. on May14th. Guess that is when I will take a break from WoW.

Comment by OverZealous

on 2012-03-16T04:55:16-05:00

I'm so hyped for this, it's not even funny.

Comment by dragonrom

on 2012-03-16T18:27:36-05:00

Well it is perfect for me. I didn't get the annual pass, and my game time runs out at around 11P.M. on May14th. Guess that is when I will take a break from WoW.

holy crap... dude that is perfect... oh well 1 hour of no gaming before diablo 3 is playable

and on another note, YES FINALLY! i have been anticipating this game since the first info started coming out, i cant wait, the free d3 was the #1 reason i did the annual pass, knowing i would still play wow for a year, even if it was a bit off and on i wouldnt take the time to cancel my account anyways. I also thing that MoP might come out in Oct. or very early Nov. because of the annual pass that is right when the year on most peoples' annual passes will be running out, but with having to pay around that time i think people will buy MoP just because they have the time on wow that is going to waste, even if they left wow for another game like D3 or HoTS.

A little business note, does anyone else find it pretty stupid that ALL 3 of their products are coming out within a single year? Now they will be sitting around for about 2 years with 0 new games or expacs. You would think they would want to spread out their merchandise a bit more, even more since we all know that 90% of the people who play one blizzard game play at least one of the other two, so having them all close together is almost rushing people from one game to the next. The only way i can see this is if they put a decent amount of time in between each that they think each will have just barely enough time for people to experience it all, such as D3 in may, SC2 in Aug, and MoP in like Nov. this gives like 2-3 months in between each and ends it all on the game that will have the most continual content, WoW. But overall i still disagree with this tactic, it would seem a lot better making it more like 4-6 months in between each. What you do you guys think?

Comment by Nathanyal

on 2012-03-16T20:29:31-05:00

Well it is perfect for me. I didn't get the annual pass, and my game time runs out at around 11P.M. on May14th. Guess that is when I will take a break from WoW.

holy crap... dude that is perfect... oh well 1 hour of no gaming before diablo 3 is playable

More like an hour to make sure you have all your energy drinks, snacks and go bio before sitting down.

Comment by Gzer0

on 2012-03-17T06:49:03-05:00

Eventually ! Great ---can not wait anymore .... !

Comment by oooguz

on 2012-03-17T08:00:46-05:00

the same day as my birthday , lol :D

Comment by nthemoment929

on 2012-05-22T08:33:46-05:00

Need some help here..downloaded the digital game and it is saying video card not supported! Computer is less than a year old, plays WOW perfectly. Comments I have read state D3 not a demanding game on your video, I really am not going to spend $100 or $200 for a new video card, any suggestions?

Comment by Nathanyal

on 2012-05-22T12:48:31-05:00

Are your drivers up to date? That's the one thing I hear to do first before trying it.